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  1. ashbury
    Bat him leadoff, like the Twins did a few times this season. Once or twice he'll get ahold of one in the bottom of the first and stake his team to a 1-0 lead, giving the sparse crowd something to cheer right away. (Unless the dinger merely pulls them to within a 2-1 deficit.)
  2. ashbury
    The Nationals are a sad sack team trying to pull themselves back together. Joey Gallo is their Josh Willingham. He won't hold back Dylan Crews. He won't hold back James Wood, He won't hold back Elijah Green. He won't hold back Daylen Lile. He won't hold back Robert Hassell. He might sell a few tickets. He won't affect anything.
  3. ashbury
    After careful consideration, I am going to have to say yes. 😀 I want to add, the occasional article for Caretakers isn't the reason to support the site. Those articles are just a small thank you to those supporters.
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  5. ashbury
    I don't know if it's my "favorite", exactly, but when asked for a memory, Phil Cuzzi's name always comes up for me. A clear cut choice for the Hall in the minds of many. Congratulations to Joe!
  6. ashbury
    Babe Ruth was on a Hall of Fame path as a pitcher when, at age 22, his team said, "you know what? No."
  7. ashbury
    Short answer: no. Longer analysis: no, of course not.
  8. ashbury
    Pablo Lopez faced 801 batters in 2023, and he didn't even finish in the top ten in MLB in this regard. No batter in the majors had that many plate appearances.
  9. ashbury
    Then you are asking the FO to change their organizational philosophy. The majority of the time they reserve first round picks for sure-thing bats like Aaron Sabato. And if by chance they do draft a valuable pitcher, they immediately trade him away for 2 years of a good established major leaguer rather than gamble on getting 6 years of something possibly better. Wonder how long Charlee Soto lasts in this farm system? For trivia buffs: who was the last pitcher before Chase Petty taken by the Twins in the first round? The immortal Tyler Jay, by the prior regime, 2015.
  10. ashbury
    "Son, didn't anybody in your prior organizations teach you how to hit the dang curveball? No? Well, listen closely, because I only tell people this once..." 😀
  11. ashbury
    How many millions are you expecting Bubba to earn in 2024? 😀
  12. ashbury
    Seems to have good defensive skills, bat may be AAAA quality. But with open 40-man spots, you can always claim someone, then later on waive him and see what happens.
  13. ashbury
    Then who covers center? That's a lot of money to spend if we already have an in-house solution. (And my original question remains, would he come here to play left if a similar money offer came in where he could be the man in CF?)
  14. ashbury
    Money aside, would Bellinger even want to come here, knowing that his assigned role will change with the whims of fate (AKA Buxton's health)?
  15. ashbury
    FSL, or FCL?
  16. ashbury
    Care to correct some misinformation with facts?
  17. ashbury
    Then in 2023, you took more losses. In Vazquez's starts at catcher the team went 44-47.
  18. ashbury
    ... written by someone standing in a room. Probably a hipster but I can't know.
  19. ashbury
    That part of the math, I believe. It's the part about the ERA going up only to 3.00, as stated in the post I was responding to. I don't believe he'll be anywhere near that effective when going 5 innings, start after start. He didn't become dominant until he was made a reliever; IMO he goes back to being non-dominant as a starter.
  20. ashbury
    But what if Daffy Duck or, say, Duran, can't give you 200 innings of that, and his best use turns out to be 5 innings of all-out effort? Times 32 starts is 160 innings. You still on board?
  21. ashbury
    The Massachusetts Turnpike through Allston and Newton during the afternoon commute is brutal. Do not recommend. This trade proposal is incomplete without addressing how to shore up catching if Vazquez is moved.
  22. ashbury

    A Man of Many Gloves

    ashbury commented on Paul D's blog entry in Paul Danesi

    I think you would enjoy membership in SABR, which is at heart a historical society.
  23. ashbury
    Nope. Wouldn't be legal to bat him in this situation. Arraez is the guy on third who got things started. 😀
  24. ashbury
    By clicking the link, I was heartened to learn that a leftfielder about to turn 28 has been signed to try his hand at pitching. Or, perhaps I learned that the link was not to the player we signed.
  25. ashbury
    There is the Bus Test: "if this guy got hit by a bus tomorrow, would he get in the HoF?" I think the answer's a clear, if reluctant, no, as does Cody in the OP. He checks some boxes, and his defense carries him farther than the raw offensive stats would. But right now he's barely over 1000 base hits, and that doesn't cut it except for very special cases like some awfully, awfully good Negro Leagues players held back by spotty league schedules. He's only got 9 seasons, short of the customary minimum of 10. Another 600 base hits and now he's maybe in Hank Greenberg and Mickey Cochrane territory. Assuming those 600 base hits don't take 6 seasons to accumulate. Anyway, way premature. Hall of Fame is a marathon, not a sprint. But you can't just walk the whole way, either.
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